Insertion Of Label (ActiveX Control) Now Causes Warning To Appear - Why?

1. I am trying to insert a:-

Label (ActiveX Control)

 - into my WORD document.

I have been doing this successfully for a very long time (probably years) without any problems.

2. This is what I do to achieve the above:-

Click in the place in the WORD document where I wish to insert the:-

Label (ActiveX Control)

 - then:-

Developer tab

Controls group

Hover the mouse over:-

Legacy Tools

 - towards the middle lower right hand corner and click on the drop down arrow.

I then click on:-

Label (ActiveX Control)

3. A warning now appears:-

The program used to create this object is Forms. That program is not installed on your computer.

To edit this object, you must install a program that can open the object.

I have never had the above warning prior to a few minutes before the time of this posting.

I believe that the warning is now appearing as a result of automatic updates from Microsoft.

How can I get back to the situation that I can insert a:-

Label (ActiveX Control)

 - without this warning message:-

The program used to create this object is Forms. That program is not installed on your computer.

To edit this object, you must install a program that can open the object.

 -appearing.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Answer
Answer
I'm not sure this will help, but there have been problems with ActiveX controls in Excel since the December 9, 2014 updates. These problems can often be solved by finding and deleting all .exd files in your profile (C:\Users\<username>). Deleting these files won't do any harm - they are cache files that will be generated again automatically. It's worth a try to see if it solves your problem in Word.
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Best wishes, HansV
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 376 Applies to: